The case centers on sdhs community cat program and its controversial practice of treating friendly and feral cats the same. · a new law is going into effect that will impact every animal shelter in the state, creating care standards for rescues and penalizing organizations that don’t comply. · a judge has ruled that the san diego humane society’s policy of releasing some outdoor, domesticated cats without a caretaker is unlawful. · a landmark case challenges how shelters balance humane treatment, public safety, and accountability in managing free -roaming cats. · “as the covid-19 pandemic descended in the spring of 2020, the county halted the program altogether. How does a new law affect animal shelters? ‘we’ve been advised that the release of unowned cats into the community is considered ‘willful abandonment of animals’ and is prohibited,’ the shelter director told us,” summarized sforza. What happens if a cat returns to a outdoor home? Can i impute ownership on unownable cats? · a san diego judge ruled friday that a controversial “ shelter , neuter, return ” community cats program in san diego is unlawful, saying that returning domestic cats to the area they were. Should community cat programs be criminalized? Best friends is working to end the killing of dogs and cats in u. s. Like all animal sheltering issues , how best to manage unowned, free -roaming cats is a matter of public policy and as such, heavily influenced by public opinion. We’ve come a long way since the first known city reached no-kill in 1994, and now we’re closer than ever to making the entire country no-kill. Shelters in part by getting more pets out of shelters and into loving homes.

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